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Laotian Pages - A Classic Account of Travel in Upper, Middle and Lower Laos (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,080
Discovery Miles 10 800
Laotian Pages - A Classic Account of Travel in Upper, Middle and Lower Laos (Paperback): Alfred Raquez

Laotian Pages - A Classic Account of Travel in Upper, Middle and Lower Laos (Paperback)

Alfred Raquez; Edited by William L. Gibson, Paul Bruthiaux

Series: Exploring Asia, 2

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Laos, 1900 - a frontier land caught in a power struggle between Eastern kingdoms and Western colonial powers, a fertile place teetering between an ancient pastoral existence and the modern machine age. Alfred Raquez's Laotian Pages vividly describes his exploration of the diverse kingdoms of Laos at the turn of the last century with the same Parisian verve and ironic turn of mind that he brought to his first travel book, In the Land of Pagodas. Raquez's keen eye and sensitivity to the exotic in both nature and human culture, combined with a mastery of the genre and his hallmark conversational style, transport the reader to the largely unexplored frontier of fin-de-siecle Indochina. Long known only to specialists on the history and ethnography of the region, this new work presents a scholarly translation into English together with Raquez's original photographs that will finally allow a wide audience to experience the joys and hardships of travel in a land that is both timeless and forever changing. In addition, a wide-ranging introduction and extensive footnotes provide historical context and `then-and-now' perspectives on the cultures and landscape that have undergone massive change in the past century. In the Land of Pagodas, a scholarly translation by William L. Gibson and Paul Bruthiaux of Alfred Raquez's book of travels through China in 1899, was published in 2017 by NIAS Press.

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Imprint: NIAS Press
Country of origin: Denmark
Series: Exploring Asia, 2
Release date: July 2019
Authors: Alfred Raquez
Editors: William L. Gibson • Paul Bruthiaux
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 590
ISBN-13: 978-87-7694-248-9
Subtitles: French
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
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LSN: 87-7694-248-1
Barcode: 9788776942489

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